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matelodave

A reasonable estimate would be about 5,000kwh low rate and 5,000 the higher rate on an E7 tariff.
You should then keep your own record of consumption by reading the meters monthly so you can monitor your consumption and check your bills.
It's a lot easier to keep on top of it all if you start keeping your own records and making sure that your bills reflect your consumption.
Get them corrected if you get any estimates and make sure that direct debit are being taken, recorded and are covering your consumption.

joshly

I am trying different comparison sites and they all recognise from my address that Eon supply the property and it says that there is no Economy 7 at the property.


So although it states on the EPC that there are night storage heaters they are not classed as E7. I always assumed they were the same thing.


At my previous property I used to submit my electric meter reading to EDF online, monthly. So there were no estimates.

Nada666

Which comparison site knows who your supplier is? Which comparison site knows what type of electricity meter is being used at any address? I would avoid any site that demands an address rather than only a postcode.

footyguy

joshly wrote: »

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At my previous property I used to submit my electric meter reading to EDF online, monthly. So there were no estimates.

EDF have standing charges on all their tariffs, don't they? :huh:

With Ebico (who use SSE for billing), unless they have a meter reading to bill you with, they will send you an estimated bill. However, you can then dial in to an automated system and provide an accurate meter reading, and they will then rebill you
(Not very efficient, I know, but that is how they roll)

Not entirely sure how Green Energy handle it (as I've never been supplied by them) but I see on their website you can supply regular meter readings online.
Perhaps they would also email you (if you have provided details) to request a meter reading just before they bill you - many small suppliers do this, if they don't automatically generate a new bill whenever you supply a reading

joshly

Nada666, good question. I was surprised that when I entered the house number and postcode that Eon was highlighted as being the supplier. On the forms the daughter of the woman that died noted that Eon are the supplier.


footugy, I lived at my last UK property from Jan 2012 to June 2013 and EDF did not have a standing charge then. I had gas and electric there.


I would think most electricity companies now allow the customer to input the meter reading online. EDF would send an email a few days before it was due.

macman

You don't need to concern yourself with standing charges and unit rates. What matter (indeed, all that matters) is the annual cost. Put the kWh usage figures into any comp site along with the postcode and that's all you need. Since you've got to register with Eon on day one anyway, ask them for the historical usage data (on each register) and use that as the basis for your comparison, then switch accordingly.
It would be insane to fit NSH's and then run them on a single rate tariff, so I'd trust the EPC-and inspect for yourself.
What comp site is it that tells you the supplier and metering system? That cannot be correct.

matelodave

Every time I start up a comparison site it suggests Eon, I guess it's just the default setting as I'm not with them.

Nada666

That'll be either cookies or your old regional supplier is now part of Eon (Norweb, Eastern, East Midlands, whichever). So just from your postcode not address.

joshly

I went back to the property this morning and met the agent there.


The bungalow was built in 1993 and it has a digital meter on the outside wall.
It shows "Rate 1" and then when a button is pressed it shows "Rate 4".


You would think it would be rate 1 and 2 rather than rate 1 and 4 wouldn't you?


I was looking for a 21 digit MPAN but could only find a run of 10 letter/digits on the meter.


Inside the airing cupboard it says it is economy 7.